Hello Parents!!!

After we had such an amazing 1st and 3rd grade musical we are getting back into the groove of music class. Here is what each grade is doing right now!

8th Grade: Presentation of Arguments for which Musical Era is the best era

7th Grade: Learning about American Music and it’s influences

6th Grade: Deep look into the Musical “Fiddler on the Roof”

5th Grade: What is Opera?

4th Grade: How to read music in the musical staff

3rd Grade: What is a Canon/Round? AND Can you find the “toxic” rhythm?

If you are interested in what we are doing in class, feel free to email me at [email protected] I would be happy to give you more information!

Other things happening in April….

One big this is that I got married on April 1st! This is not an April Fools Joke. Not only this, but I am also taking my Wife’s last name. You may still call me Mr. Zittritsch or Mr. Z, but my new last name is Besse. The students get the option as well with what to call me.

1st and 3rd grade musical went really well! We are so proud of the students work through it all and they did an amazing job. The same can be said about the show choir’s performance as well. They really showed that they wanted to put on a great show for their families!!!

With Easter, I wanted to make sure they had a little fun before they left, so we did a traditional song of “Pass the Little Egg” The students love it and it has been around forever, so I wanted to make sure they were able to do it.

Looking ahead…

May 6th is the Race for Education Fundraiser

May 12th is Mission Day

May 24th is the Kindergarten Program at 10 AM

May 25th is the last day of School with an early dismissal.

Hello Parents!

First off I would like to thank all of you for all that you have done in support of the music department this year. That being said, the musical is right around the corner.

I stated in my previous email about the musical being on February 24th, but I made a human error. The musical will be March 3rd at 7:00 PM. I realize some of you may have taken that day off of work already, and I apologize for my mistake.

The students are very excited to be putting this show on and I hope everyone will be able to make it. If not, there is no need to fear as we will have video and audio recordings so that you may be able to purchase a DVD of it. 

To get the students prepared, I have carefully created a schedule of morning rehearsals that start at 7:30 AM. The students must be dropped off at the front office and not at the gym for the students’ safety. I understand it may be difficult to get the students here that early, but we don’t get very many opportunities to have rehearsals given that the gym is being used during their music classes. This will allow us the opportunity to get the students comfortable on the stage and help block out their spots. Some of them will also be dancing and this allows them the space to do this, rather than trying to dance in the music room with limited space. 

I have attached two PDF files. The first one is the cast list of every student. If I missed someone please let me know and I will fix it immediately. 

The second PDF file is the schedule that they will be following. It shows who is needed for each day, and for the ensembles I made a section on the right that describes each day they are needed in a smaller format.

5:6 Musical Parts Listing.pdf 

5th and 6th morning rehearsal schedule.pdf 

On the night of the musical, 03/03, the students should arrive at 6:40 PM so that they can mics on, in costumes, and where they need to be before the show starts. 

I will be giving out a detailed listing of what the costumes will be like for every student in the near future. You make also see any updates on the school website as well.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at [email protected]

Thanks,

Mr. Z

Happy New Year to my students and their families.  I hope that 2022 is off to a good start for you all. I’m excited to welcome the students back to class and start working on the 1st and 3rd grade musical and 5th and 6th grade production with Mrs. Fleming.